Campaigners warn Government Camhs redress scheme must be 'done correctly'

The Taoiseach has pledged that an empathetic and “non-adversarial” mechanism would be developed to compensate victims of the Camhs scandal

Stephen Teap has warned that a similar tribunal as that set up for CervicalCheck survivors cannot be established for the families of those impacted by the issues in south Kerry Camhs. Photo: Dan Linehan

The false promises made to CervicalCheck survivors cannot be repeated with the families of those impacted by failings in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs), a leading campaigner has said.

Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene died after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, has said the Government has a "poor track record" in coming up with mechanisms that offer a real alternative to court.